The Shire of Tambellup was a local government area in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, about 40 kilometres (25 mi) south of Katanning and about 330 kilometres (205 mi) south-southeast of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covered an area of 1,436 square kilometres (554 sq mi), and its seat of government was the town of Tambellup.
| Shire of Tambellup Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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.jpg) Tambellup Shire Hall (2018) | |||||||||||||||
 Location in Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 659 (2006)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.4588/km2 (1.1883/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1905 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 1,436.3 km2 (554.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Tambellup | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Great Southern | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Shire of Tambellup | ||||||||||||||
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The Tambellup Road District was gazetted on 13 October 1905. On 1 July 1961, it became a shire council following the enactment of the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.[2] On 1 July 2008, after 10 months of planning and preparation, it merged with the neighbouring Shire of Broomehill to form the Shire of Broomehill-Tambellup.
Wards
editThe shire was divided into 3 wards:
- Stirling Ward (3 councillors)
- Toolbrunup Ward (3 councillors)
- Warrenup Ward (3 councillors)
Towns and localities
editReferences
edit- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Tambellup (S) (Local Government Area)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
- ^ "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register" (PDF). Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission. Retrieved 11 January 2020.